一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻
いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい
Meanings
- Expression (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
Kanji
- 一 one. Read as イチ.
- 盗 steal. Read as トウ.
- 二 two
- 婢 maidservant
- 三 three. Read as サン.
- 妾 concubine. Read as ショウ.
- 四 four
- 妓 stretch; singing girl; geisha
- 五 five. Read as いつ.
- 妻 wife. Read as サイ.